What's worth watching, and what might not be, in prime time on Thursday

12:53 PM,
May 2, 2013

Written by

Robert Bianco, USA TODAY

You combine one of TV's best current sitcoms, The Big Bang Theory, with one of television's all-time best comic performers - the great Bob Newhart - and you have every reason to expect you're in for a fun half-hour. And to judge from the extended clip made available, the role could be ideal for Newhart: He plays "Professor Proton," former host of Sheldon and Leonard's favorite kiddie show, who is now reduced to performing for children's birthday parties. So naturally, the boys hire him to perform for them. The possibilities seem endless - and Big Bang has a pretty ...